Question
This ruler reportedly quipped “the wretch cannot have had a bone in his body” while standing over a rival he had just killed. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ruler whose reign can be tracked through the Variae (“WAH-ree-eye”) of his private secretary, Cassiodorus. This ruler’s palace church survives as Sant’Apollinare Nuovo (“SAHNT ah-poh-lee-NAH-reh NWOH-voh”).
ANSWER: Theodoric the Great [or Theodoric the Amal; or Theoderic the Great; or Theoderic the Amal]
[10h] After retiring, Cassiodorus founded this monastery on his property in Squillace (“squee-LAH-chay”) near the Castellum. While at this monastery, whose name means “fishpond,” Cassiodorus wrote the encyclopedic handbook Institutes.
ANSWER: Vivarium (“wee-VAH-ree-um”)
[10e] Cassiodorus’s Vivarium operated more informally than the monastery of Monte Cassino (“MOAN-tay kah-SEE-noh”), where this saint established his namesake “rule” for monks to follow.
ANSWER: Saint Benedict [or Benedict of Nursia; or Benedetto da Norcia; or Benedictus Nursiae; accept Rule of Saint Benedict]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Georgia Tech A | Chicago A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |